Lavender Orpington Thread

[equusaddictus]

That's what I was thinking but no one could help me confirm it. She is very pretty, though, any my daughter's fave.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I am visiting about this HEN...
This HEN's dad is an austrolorp, the mom is a blue isbar, or a lavender orpington. what do you guys think? her eggs are tan and she is big. Isbar people say 1/2 LO

 

[Lucky Lemon]

My only little lavender orpington chick that hatched a week ago is getting some feathers in finally. I have noticed that her (wishful thinking, too early for gender guesses right???) middle toes on each foot are yellow. Is this normal???

 

[gimmie birdies]

he is a cutie pie!

 

[WVduckchick]

I am visiting about this HEN...
This HEN's dad is an austrolorp, the mom is a blue isbar, or a lavender orpington. what do you guys think? her eggs are tan and she is big. Isbar people say 1/2 LO

Very pretty, but boy that's a mean look she is giving!

I don't know austrolorps or isbars, but she does have some lav orp features.

My only little lavender orpington chick that hatched a week ago is getting some feathers in finally. I have noticed that her (wishful thinking, too early for gender guesses right???) middle toes on each foot are yellow. Is this normal???

Head looks male to me, but that slow feathering could easily be female.
And yes, the toes are normal. They will darken up as he/she grows.

I hatched 3 yesterday! But they are being shy and not wanting to cooperate for pics! But so far, these are the quietest and sweetest that I've hatched yet!

And I think I'm keeping these instead of selling them.

 

[gimmie birdies]

thanks she is the nicest hen though, her look just says "I get first pick if you have food" she was always big even as a chick, I though she was a boy for a long time called her "Chuck", but I don't cull till they crow and she laid instead. I now call her "Chuckwalla"

I feel like I can relax a bit now knowing her mom, is a mom...

 

[vebyrd36]

Lavender Orpington chicks Harry Shaffers

 

[Faraday40]

Head looks male to me, but that slow feathering could easily be female.
And yes, the toes are normal. They will darken up as he/she grows.

x2 on the pink toes. They almost always turn gray as they mature. I can't say exactly when, but none of mine have pink toes as adults.

What do you look for on the head to guess male or female? Is it comb color? I've had some with gray skinned combs vs those with light skinned combs.

 

[sdubski]

Would any one like to sell a roo around July 27? Thanks

Yes, but only for pickup in Wisconsin. Too hot to ship in July. They'll be eight and a half weeks old by then. I think we have at least two roosters out of five.

 

[KuneKune]

I live in GA and I'm getting some mail order hens July 27.